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<li><a href="#sts">Start/Restart services</a></li>	<li><a href="#sts">Start/Restart services</a></li>
<li><a href="#log">Log in to LON-CAPA</a></li>	<li><a href="#log">Log in to LON-CAPA</a></li>
</ol>	</ol>
<hr />
	<hr>
<h2>1. <a name="obt">Obtain Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CDs</a></h2>	<h2>1. <a name="obt">Obtain Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 CDs</a></h2>
<p>	<p>
RHEL5 CDs can be purchased from Red Hat:	RHEL5 CDs can be purchased from Red Hat:
<a href="http://redhat.com/">http://redhat.com/</a>.	<a href="http://redhat.com/">http://redhat.com/</a>.
For the minimal install on 32-bit architecture you will need only the first CD.	For the minimal install on 32-bit architecture you will need only the first CD.
For the minimal install on 64-bit architecture you will need CDs 1, 2, and 4.	For the minimal install on 64-bit architecture you will need CDs 1, 2, and 4.

</p>	</p>

<h2>2. <a name="net">Determine Network Settings</a></h2>	<h2>2. <a name="net">Determine Network Settings</a></h2>
Line 90 There are a few steps that require comme	Line 90 There are a few steps that require comme
<dd>Click the "Customize Now" radio button and for a minimal install uncheck all packages except "Base" in the Base System category. If you leave other packages checked in any of the other categories, you'll need additional ISO CDs.</dd>	<dd>Click the "Customize Now" radio button and for a minimal install uncheck all packages except "Base" in the Base System category. If you leave other packages checked in any of the other categories, you'll need additional ISO CDs.</dd>
</dl>	</dl>
<p>	<p>

Finish installing your server, reboot it, and log in as root. The	Finish installing your server, reboot it, and log in as root. The
first time you log-in, the Setup Agent will be displayed. (If you exit it early you can enter it again buy running the command	first time you log-in, the Setup Agent will be displayed. (If you exit it early you can enter it again buy running the command
	</p>
<pre>	<pre>
setup	setup
</pre>	</pre>
This should tool be used to configure the Firewall and SELinux.	<h3>Firewall and SELinux Configuration</h3>
	<p>
<dt>Firewall Configuration</dt>	This tool should be used to configure the Firewall and SELinux.

<dd>Select Security Level: Enabled, and Customize, to allow
incoming: SSH (remote login), WWW (HTTP) and secure WWW
(HTTPS).
</dd>
<dd> Set SELinux to Disabled.</dd>
<dd> Select OK, and then Quit</dd>
</p>	</p>
	<ol>
	<li>Select Security Level: Enabled, and Customize, to allow
	incoming: SSH (remote login), WWW (HTTP) and secure WWW
	(HTTPS).
	</li>
	<li>Set SELinux to Disabled.</li>
	<li>Select OK, and then Quit</li>
	</ol>

<h2>4. <a name="upd">Update your system</a></h2>	<h2>4. <a name="upd">Update your system</a></h2>
<p>	<p>
Line 127 wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions	Line 128 wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions
<p>	<p>
Install the rhel5_loncapa_yum.conf	Install the rhel5_loncapa_yum.conf
</p>	</p>
<p>
<pre>	<pre>
mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup	mv /etc/yum.conf /etc/yum.conf.backup
cp rhel5_loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf	cp rhel5_loncapa_yum.conf /etc/yum.conf
yum update	yum update
</pre>	</pre>
</p>
<h2>5. <a name="ilc">Installing LON-CAPA</a></h2>	<h2>5. <a name="ilc">Installing LON-CAPA</a></h2>
<h3>Install prerequisites</h3>	<h3>Install prerequisites</h3>
<p> Execute: </p>	<p> Execute: </p>
<pre>	<pre>
yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites	yum install LONCAPA-prerequisites
</pre><p>	</pre><p>
This may take a moment due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.	This may take some minutes due to LON-CAPA's large number of dependencies.
</p>	</p>
<h3>Retrieve and execute LON-CAPA setup program</h3>	<h3>Retrieve and execute LON-CAPA setup program</h3>
<p>	<p>
Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with the following command:	Retrieve the LON-CAPA setup with the following command:
</p>	</p>
<pre>	<pre>
wget http://install.loncapa.org/versions/redhat/5Server/rhel5_install.tar	wget http://install.loncapa.org/linux/install.tar
</pre>	</pre>
<p>	<p>
Extract the archive with the following command:	Extract the archive with the following command:
Line 164 cd installation	Line 164 cd installation
./install.pl	./install.pl
</pre>	</pre>
<p>	<p>
This script will prompt you for the MySQL root password and will download the latest LON-CAPA release.<br />	The script is used to prepare a Linux system to run LON-CAPA, and can also be
You can safely ignore the following warnings from gcc 4 when compiling pwauth:<br />	used to check the configuration of a system on which LON-CAPA has already been installed. Typically, though, you will run this script only once, when you first install LON-CAPA.
<tt>	</p>
pwauth.c: In function ‘lastlog’:	<p>
<ul>	The script will analyze your system to determine which actions are recommended. The script will then prompt you to choose the actions you would like taken.
<li>pwauth.c:541: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strncpy’</li>	Once a choice has been entered for all nine possible actions, required changes will be made.
<li>pwauth.c:543: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strlen’</li>	</p>
</ul>	<p>The possible actions are:</p>
pwauth.c: In function ‘main’:
<ul>	<ul>
<li>pwauth.c:692: warning: incompatible implicit declaration of built-in function ‘strlen’</li>	<li>Create the www user/group</li>
	<li>Install the package LON-CAPA uses to authenticate users.</li>
	<li>Set-up the MySQL database</li>
	<li>Set-up MySQL permissions</li>
	<li>Configure Apache web server</li>
	<li>Configure start-up of services</li>
	<li>Check firewall settings</li>
	<li>Stop services not used by LON-CAPA,<br>
	e.g., services for a print server: cups daemon</li>
	<li>Download LON-CAPA source code in readiness for installation</li>
</ul>	</ul>
</tt>

</p>

<h3>Determine LON-CAPA Settings</h3>	<h3>Determine LON-CAPA Settings</h3>
<p>	<p>
LON-CAPA requires a number of identifying parameters to be set in order	LON-CAPA requires a number of identifying parameters to be set in order
Line 197 for it to function at all. Below is a l	Line 201 for it to function at all. Below is a l
<dd>Each site or school which installs LON-CAPA needs its own domain.	<dd>Each site or school which installs LON-CAPA needs its own domain.
Here at MSU we use 'msu'. You should choose something short but	Here at MSU we use 'msu'. You should choose something short but
meaningful. <i>Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or	meaningful. <i>Restriction: One word, no hyphens, underscores, or
special characters.</i><br />Domain names which include a departmental	special characters.</i><br>Domain names which include a departmental
abbreviation are not recommended as although LON-CAPA may start in	abbreviation are not recommended as although LON-CAPA may start in
a single department, other departments frequently join subsequently.	a single department, other departments frequently join subsequently.
For a domain name: 'msu' is a superior choice to 'msuphys' for example.	For a domain name: 'msu' is a superior choice to 'msuphys' for example.
Line 228 for it to function at all. Below is a l	Line 232 for it to function at all. Below is a l
To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:	To configure and install LON-CAPA, execute the following commands:
</p>	</p>
<pre>	<pre>
cd /root/loncapa-N.N (N.N should correspond to a version number like '1.3')	cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z (X.Y.Z should correspond to a version number like '2.10.0')
./UPDATE	./UPDATE
</pre>	</pre>
<p>	<p>
Line 241 in the previous section.	Line 245 in the previous section.
You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of	You will need at least one user at your site who has the role of
'domain coordinator'. This user creates accounts for other users and	'domain coordinator'. This user creates accounts for other users and
grants them additional privileges. The make_domain_coordinator.pl script	grants them additional privileges. The make_domain_coordinator.pl script
invoked below requires that you enter the users password. The password will	invoked below requires that you enter the user's password.
show in plaintext as you type it. Feel free to use the "passwd username"	Feel free to use the "passwd username" command to change it later.
command to change it later. Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an	Replace USERNAME and DOMAIN with an appropriate user name and your domain.
appropriate user name and your domain.
</p>	</p>
<pre>	<pre>
cd /root/loncapa-N.N/loncom/build	cd /root/loncapa-X.Y.Z/loncom/build
perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN	perl make_domain_coordinator.pl USERNAME DOMAIN
(WILL PROMPT FOR PASSWORD HERE)
</pre>	</pre>

<h2>7. <a name="sts">Start/Restart Services</a></h2>	<h2>7. <a name="sts">Start/Restart Services</a></h2>
Line 267 please make sure you followed the instru	Line 269 please make sure you followed the instru
<b>Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies</b>. If you still have errors, please	<b>Installing LON-CAPA Dependencies</b>. If you still have errors, please
contact the MSU LON-CAPA group.	contact the MSU LON-CAPA group.
</p>	</p>

<h2>8. <a name="log">Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine</a></h2>	<h2>8. <a name="log">Log in to your LON-CAPA Machine</a></h2>
<p>	<p>
Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain	Point a web browser at your new machine and log in as the domain
coordinator. Congratulations!	coordinator. Congratulations!
</p>	</p>

<hr />	<hr>
<h2>If things aren't working right</h2>	<h2>If things aren't working right</h2>
<p>	<p>
If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think	If you've followed the steps above and the server doesn't start or you think

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